Rodeo Bulls Kick Higher and Buck Harder. A great bucking bronco can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and an entire industry has sprung up that's dedicated to breeding these superior bulls. The result? A lot of cowboys with broken bones. WSJ's Michael M. Phillips reports:
Healthcare social media #HCSM - top articles
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media (#HCSM) in the past 2 weeks:The articles were selected from my Twitter and RSS streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases at gmail.com and you will receive an acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.
How to use social media to supplement a novel curriculum in medical education. Twitter and Facebook are excellent applications of "push technology" as a means to deliver educational conten http://buff.ly/131Q8tW
Wiki as a Participatory Tool for Patients in Clinical Guideline Development http://buff.ly/SSA2cV
There are no definitive numbers on how many doctors prescribe apps but 10% of users have health apps on their phones http://buff.ly/QhKy0h
9% of medical school and residency program directors/coordinators search Facebook and Twitter to evaluate candidates http://buff.ly/UABZK4
Banned on Wall St.: Facebook, Twitter and Gmail. The number of global organizations blocking social media is declining 10 percent annually. By 2014, fewer than 30 percent of all large organizations are expected to be blocking employee access to social media. http://buff.ly/Ybn1Ay
59 Top Physician Blogs Worth Reading http://buff.ly/V37c91
Sign of the times: WSJ discontinues its health Blog http://buff.ly/YlouV8
How college students find and use information [Infographic] http://buff.ly/V2bXzx
Medical school applicants might want to rethink that last tweet http://buff.ly/YoTjZ5
“Human-powered discovery engine for interestingness” is what the NYTimes calls Maria Popova. The Web has a presentism bias, with Facebook updates, tweets and blog entries always appearing with the latest first http://buff.ly/VcDQFb
Productivity tips: TalkTyper and more http://buff.ly/VjmdUc
Social Media May Help Fight Childhood Obesity http://buff.ly/VjcIEx
Concussions 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents (video)
Dr. Mike has put together a few resources on concussions at http://www.myfavouritemedicine.com/2012/03/07/concussions/
Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
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Conceived, written, and presented by Dr. Mike Evans, Illustrated by Liisa Sorsa, Produced, directed, and filmed by Nick De Pencier, Picture and sound edit by David Schmidt, Gaffer, Martin Wojtunik, Whiteboard construction by James Vanderkleyn, Production assistant, Chris Niesing, ©2011 Michael Evans and Mercury Films Inc.
Getting Strangled by a Boa Constrictor - BBC video
"Steve Backshall risks being strangled by a Boa Constrictor snake as he demonstrates their lethal killing technique - on himself! Incredible clip from Deadly 60 series 2."
Source: Strangled by a Boa Constrictor - Deadly 60 - BBC - YouTube http://bit.ly/XCfXhK
Source: Strangled by a Boa Constrictor - Deadly 60 - BBC - YouTube http://bit.ly/XCfXhK
Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival
The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Please email your suggestions for inclusion to clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.Choose Wisely when Choosing Wisely http://buff.ly/Wrjs4S
From NBC: "You don’t need an MRI for lower back pain. You don’t need antibiotics for a sinus infection. And you don’t need to be screened for osteoporosis, either, if you’re under 65. A list of 90 medical ‘don’ts.’"
Based on the headlines, one might think that these tests or treatments should never be done. However, this is not what the experts were saying. These are commonly overused tests and treatments, not useless.
Can computers replace physicians? http://buff.ly/WriSUx -- Why we need physicians rather than computers http://buff.ly/WriNAn
Computers might be great if we humans were identical. They might be great if our patients were accurate historians without unknown agendas. But none of those, and many other restrictions exist. We have to weigh each piece of evidence, especially the history. We use complex illness scripts and our experience.
Excellent doctoring requires knowledge (computers can provide) plus wisdom. How can we program wisdom?
“How safe is Z-pak?” With the medicalization of everything, patients and doctors need to better understand that taking medicine or having surgery means accepting trade-offs. http://buff.ly/16cMN76
Dr. Wes: The Generality of the FDA's Recommendations on Zithromax http://bit.ly/ZFKBDo
When 1A evidence is not 1A evidence - A quest to find the truth, via Twitter http://buff.ly/XCrV8s
Answering the critics of atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation http://buff.ly/ZF6iDp
Dr. Wes: The Importance of Recess in our Era of Sequestration http://bit.ly/ZFKGqp
"In the 11th year of this blog, we just reached the 3 million visit bar" - medrants http://buff.ly/16cMysL
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